Orange Cake

 Ingredients

• 4 ripe oranges
• 1 lb. loaf sugar
• 1 lb. good butter
• 14 oz. flour
• 10 eggs
                                                
  
  

Directions

1. Take 4 ripe oranges and roll them under your hand on the table till quite soft.
2. Break up 1 lb. loaf sugar, and use some pieces to rub off the rind of the oranges.
3. Cut the oranges, and squeeze the juice through a strainer.
4. Powder the sugar, and mix with the orange juice.
5. In a separate pan of cold water, wash and squeeze the butter until all salt and milk have been extracted.
6. Cut up butter and place into pan with orange and sugar, stirring hard until perfectly light. 
7. In a separate container, sift 14 oz. of flour. 
8. Beat 10 eggs until light and thick. Then, stir eggs into the butter and sugar by degrees, alternating with the flour.
9. Beat mixture hard for some time until combined.
10. pour mixture into large, shallow, and square buttered pan. 
11. Place into a brisk oven until properly baked.

Source — Creole Cookery Book

Prepared by Gabbi Strickland
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021